The meaning of Disposal

noun

The action or process of allocating or sharing out something.

Usage examples:

More efficient allocation of resources

noun

A plot of land rented by an individual for growing vegetables or flowers.

Usage examples:

Some of them have nice gardens at home for flowers, and want the allotments to grow vegetables.

noun

The process of sharing something, or the amount or share of something that someone or something is given

Usage examples:

The trade body labeled as illegal last year's allotment of $3.2 billion in cotton subsidies., an al…

noun

The action, process, or result of arranging or being arranged.

Usage examples:

The arrangement of the furniture in the room

noun

A plan for how the parts of a piece of music can be played by a particular instrument or instruments

Usage examples:

An arrangement for trumpet and cello, a flower arrangement, she had an arrangement to work at home …

noun

A plan or preparation for how something will happen

Usage examples:

Make an arrangement there wasn't enough time for him to make alternative arrangements., arrangement…

verb

Put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order.

Usage examples:

She had just finished arranging the flowers

verb

Present participle of arrange

Usage examples:

I'm trying to arrange my work so that i can have a couple of days off next week., the meeting has b…

noun

A legacy.

Usage examples:

A bequest of over £300,000

noun

The money or property that someone, after death, gives to someone else

Usage examples:

Her will included large bequests to charity.

noun

Money or property that someone has left to a person or organization in their will (= a document stating who will have your money and property after you die)

Usage examples:

Her will included small bequests to her family, while most of her fortune went to charity.

noun

The act of giving something as an honour or a gift

Usage examples:

Her father's blessing represented a bestowal of consent upon her marriage., the state's bestowal of…

verb

Throw (something) carelessly or casually.

Usage examples:

Someone chucked a brick through the window

verb

Touch (someone) playfully under the chin.

Usage examples:

He chucked the baby under its chin

noun

A throw.

Usage examples:

Needless to say, the effort of the big chuck caused me to throw coils of line all over the place, s…

noun

The action or process of transporting or carrying someone or something from one place to another.

Usage examples:

A busy centre for the conveyance of agricultural produce from the billingshurst area

noun

A legal document that states that land or property has passed from one owner to another

Usage examples:

Notaries have the right to prepare wills, conveyances, and other contracts., the expense of the con…

noun

The action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.

Usage examples:

The destruction of the rainforest

noun

The action of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed

Usage examples:

Unusually high winds left widespread destruction over the area., the child needs help to control hi…

verb

Get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.

Usage examples:

Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded

noun

A thing rejected as no longer useful or desirable.

Usage examples:

Caught by bottom-trawling, which causes damage to the seabed, and is part of a complex mixed fisher…

verb

Present participle of discard

Usage examples:

Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.

noun

A person's inherent qualities of mind and character.

Usage examples:

Your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you

noun

The action of sharing something out among a number of recipients.

Usage examples:

The government released about 74,000 tonnes of rice for distribution among people affected by the c…

noun

The act of dividing something among people, or spreading or supplying something

Usage examples:

The bill would prohibit the sale and distribution of firearms., a very substantial upward distribut…

noun

The process of transporting products from a manufacturer, storing them, and selling them to different stores and customers

Usage examples:

Control/handle the distribution we handle the distribution of the product in the us and mexico., in…

noun

The construction or repair of ditches.

Usage examples:

They would have to pay for hedging and ditching

verb

Provide with a ditch or ditches.

Usage examples:

He was praised for ditching the coastal areas

verb

Present participle of ditch

Usage examples:

The getaway car had been ditched a couple of miles away from the scene of the robbery., did you kno…

noun

Something that is given to a charity, especially a sum of money.

Usage examples:

Please send your donation of £20 to the disaster appeal

noun

Something of value such as money or goods that is given to help a person or organization such as a charity, or the act of giving this money, etc.

Usage examples:

It is possible to make a donation with conditions attached, for example requiring the funds to be u…

noun

A sauce for salads, typically one consisting of oil and vinegar with herbs or other flavourings.

Usage examples:

Vinaigrette dressing

verb

Put on one's clothes.

Usage examples:

Graham showered and dressed quickly

noun

Salad dressing

Usage examples:

You have to change the dressing every day.

verb

Deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way.

Usage examples:

Trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here

noun

A site for depositing rubbish.

Usage examples:

Putting a halting site beside a dump was unfair in the first place.

noun

An unpleasant or dreary place.

Usage examples:

Why are you living in a dump like this?

noun

The action of forcing or throwing something out; emission.

Usage examples:

An explosive ejection of ash

noun

The act of ejecting someone or something

noun

An assembly or meeting, especially one held for a specific purpose.

Usage examples:

A family gathering

verb

Come together; assemble or accumulate.

Usage examples:

As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

noun

A meeting of people coming together in a group

Usage examples:

We’re having a little social gathering tonight and hope you can come.

noun

A set of associated people acting together, especially within a larger organization.

Usage examples:

A grouping of trade union leaders

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

Several people or things when they have been arranged into a group or are being considered as a group

Usage examples:

Political groupings

verb

Throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship.

Usage examples:

Six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea

noun

The action of jettisoning something.

Usage examples:

The jettison lever

verb

Assemble and arrange (a group of people, especially troops) in order.

Usage examples:

The general marshalled his troops

noun

An officer of the highest rank in the armed forces of some countries.

Usage examples:

Marshal tito

noun

A federal or municipal law-enforcement officer.

Usage examples:

Federal marshals estimated that the birdmen, in violation of the migratory bird treaty act, killed …

verb

Assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.

Usage examples:

17,000 men had been mustered on haldon hill

noun

A formal gathering of troops, especially for inspection, display, or exercise.

Usage examples:

He attended the musters, which were called to train all able-bodied men

noun

A group of peacocks.

Usage examples:

The sound was like the cry of a muster of peacocks

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

noun

An authoritative command or instruction.

Usage examples:

He was not going to take orders from a mere administrator

noun

An organized group of people with a particular purpose, such as a business or government department.

Usage examples:

A research organization

noun

The action of placing someone or something somewhere.

Usage examples:

The proper placement of microphones

noun

The act of placing something in a particular position, or the position of something

Usage examples:

The placement of the furniture makes it hard to walk around., a bunch of new freshmen (= students i…

noun

An occasion when a company's shares become available to buy, or the activity of doing this

Usage examples:

The company is raising £33m through the placement of new shares at 150p each to fund its european e…

verb

Put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way.

Usage examples:

He pulled out a chair and positioned it between them

noun

A place where someone or something is located or has been put.

Usage examples:

The distress call had given the ship's position

noun

A particular way in which someone or something is placed or arranged.

Usage examples:

He moved himself into a reclining position

noun

The exchange of a commodity for money; the action of selling something.

Usage examples:

We withdrew it from sale

verb

Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.

Usage examples:

A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant

verb

Engage in a minor fight or quarrel.

Usage examples:

The older boys started scrapping with me

noun

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

Usage examples:

I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper

verb

Move from one place to another.

Usage examples:

He intends to transfer the fund's assets to the treasury

noun

An act of moving something or someone to another place, organization, team, etc.

Usage examples:

A transfer of wealth to the eu's poorer nations

verb

Move from one place to another

noun

The action of transferring something or the process of being transferred.

Usage examples:

Education involves the transference of knowledge

noun

The transfer of ideas or methods from one situation to another